Jamaica vs Low & middle income: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP

Jamaica
0.1619 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Low & middle income
0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Jamaica rank
21st
Low & middle income rank
23rd

Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Jamaica
  • Low & middle income
00.050.10.150.20.25197019972025

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.1619 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.1472 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 11.0 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 21st and Low & middle income ranks 23rd of 196 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0241 current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
1980s 0.0394 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0309 current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
1990s 0.0742 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2000s 0.144 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1275 current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2010s 0.1537 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.139 current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2020s 0.1925 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0157 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1768 current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp, Jamaica or Low & middle income?
Jamaica, at 0.1619 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp between Jamaica and Low & middle income?
0.1472 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Low & middle income?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Low & middle income rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Jamaica ranks 21st and Low & middle income ranks 23rd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,663 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, received (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.